Lawsuit: 12-Year-Old Girl Was Repeatedly Sexually Abused At School
A lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court blames Chicago school officials for negligence, after a 12-year-old girl was repeatedly sexually abused by classmates.
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A lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court blames Chicago school officials for negligence, after a 12-year-old girl was repeatedly sexually abused by classmates.
Rodney L. McGowan, 43, earlier this year was convicted of breaking into a 74-year-old Elgin woman's home and sexually assaulting her in April 2010.
An advocacy organization is planning on meeting with the police chief to help find the person who allegedly raped a 68-year-old woman this past weekend.
Police are searching for a man who reportedly raped a woman after asking to borrow her cell phone on the eastern edge of the Englewood neighborhood over the weekend.
Police have issued a community alert, after a young woman said she was robbed and sexually assaulted while on her cell phone on the western edge of the Lincoln Park neighborhood.
An Arkansas woman claiming she was sexually assaulted at an all-girls Catholic high school in Chicago in the 1970s filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Archdiocese of Chicago.
A Palatine man has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, whose school bus stopped in front of his home.
A man who prosecutors called a "monster" was sentenced to 90 years in prison for forcing his way into a woman's home and brutally raping her two years ago.
A lawsuit filed in federal court Monday by an Illinois man claims a pastor employed by a Christian television station sexually assaulted him in Virginia and Illinois a decade ago when he was a child.
A Round Lake Beach man could go to prison for the rest of his life if a jury finds him guilty of sexually abusing three girls who were all under the age of 13.
A community-wide effort is underway to catch the sex attacker who assaulted a 7-year-old girl over the weekend.
The woman who was attacked last week in broad daylight along Chicago's lakefront recounts her ordeal to CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot.
An Indiana man has been charged with criminal sexual assault after a Gurnee woman said she awoke to find him on top of her, police said Tuesday.
Authorities have charged a suburban woman with sexually assaulting four students – three girls and a boy – when she was working at a Christian school on the city's West Side more than a decade ago.
Two Chicago Police officers accused of sexually assaulting women on the North Side earlier this year while on duty were indicted on Wednesday.
A former Aurora gymnastics coach, who was cleared of sexual assault charges in 2008, is now facing new charges.
A 31-year-old Glenview man has been charged with sexually assaulting a young female relative.
A woman allegedly sexually assaulted by two Chicago Police officers who drove her home in a police vehicle in March filed a federal lawsuit against the officers Wednesday.
A southwest suburban Plainfield man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at a party while the host's parents slept nearby was found guilty at trial this week.
Teacher Stephen Orland had sexual contact with two students on multiple occasions, Kane County Prosecutors announced Friday.
A new report says inadequate staffing and lax supervision led to alleged sexual attacks at a psychiatric facility on the north lakefront.
Two Chicago Police officers are on the wrong side of the law this morning, accused of sexually assaulting a woman when they were supposed to be on duty.
A negligence lawsuit was filed Tuesday claiming that a woman was beaten and sexually assaulted in her room at an Oak Park bed and breakfast by a person who entered the building through an open security door.
A man was sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill in the 2008 sexual assault of a woman in her home.
A Dominican University student has been charged with the sexual assault a schoolmate in her dorm last week.
The family said Tuesday night's tornado leveled the couple's home.
Cook County is providing $10 million to the Greater Chicago Food Depository to help make sure local families in need have sufficient access to fresh food.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
City attorneys are recommending a $27 million settlement with the family of a woman who was killed in a crash with a car fleeing from Chicago police in a high-speed chase in 2017.
A man was shot and killed on the street in the midday hours Wednesday in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) announced Wednesday that he has introduced legislation to rename part of Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway in honor of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.
A former Illinois mayor who is the subject of a federal investigation has taken her political aspirations to the metro Atlanta area.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has called off – for now – a bid to impose new polling place protections in Chicago in an attempt to prohibit federal immigration agents from entering so-called "democracy zones" while voters are at the polls.
About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
There's no relief in sight for drivers at the pump as the war in Iran is directly driving up the cost of gas. Analysts expect more of the same unless something changes soon.
Drivers in the Chicago area can expect to start paying more at the pump this week, as oil prices have spiked amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
Despite a rash of restaurant closures, veterans of the plant-based food business pushed back against prophecies of doom — and in one case argued that such closures notwithstanding, plant-based eating is only growing.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
A play inspired by the story of Emmett Till has now been extended twice past its initial run at Collaboraction Theatre in Humboldt Park.
Jennifer Runyon, a Chicago native who became famous as an actress appearing in "Ghostbusters" and "Charles in Charge," died last week.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Actor and filmmaker Bruce Campbell told fans that he is in treatment for cancer and will cancel some upcoming public appearances.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
President Trump is urging shipping companies to continue moving oil from the Middle East even as the narrow strait where most of the oil passes has become ground zero in the war between the U.S. and Iran. The impacts of that near total blockade are now being felt back at home at the gas pump.
The couple's family said they're shocked that Tuesday night's tornado leveled their grandparents' home and took their lives.
A father and son are trying to bridge divides between faiths through their baking skills.
Residents are dealing with extensive damage and power outages after four suspected tornadoes touched down across Illinois and Northwest Indiana during severe storms on Tuesday night. Families share stories of survival as they check on their neighborhoods.
CVS plans to roll out a new digital platform powered by artificial intelligence. Google Cloud is teaming up with CVS for the free service, called Health 100.
The National Weather Service so far has confirmed an EF-1 touchdown in Jasper County, Indiana.
Trump says he'll end the war soon, when he wants to, as Iran hits 3 ships near the Strait of Hormuz and warns U.S.-linked banks will be next.
The family said Tuesday night's tornado leveled the couple's home.
Cook County is providing $10 million to the Greater Chicago Food Depository to help make sure local families in need have sufficient access to fresh food.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his beloved landline virtually unusable. New efforts in Springfield could bring real relief.
A proposed Illinois law hopes to create more oversight on private companies to protect consumers from skyrocketing utility prices.
The three women said they are working to make their way back home, but without any help from the U.S. State Department.
If you feel like you're drowning in a sea of text alerts and desperate email pleas for "just $5" this election season, you are far from alone.
A north suburban school bus driver became a victim of sophisticated scammers who are targeting more people and more vulnerable populations to make more money.
Chicago's Jalen Smith converted two free throws with 1.4 seconds left in regulation to send the game into OT, and Tre Jones contributed 22 points for the Bulls
The Detroit Lions are losing another player, this time it's wide receiver Kalif Raymond, who is reportedly heading to the Chicago Bears.
Chicago, which had lost three in a row, including a 4-3 setback to Dallas on Sunday night, has now won all three meetings with Utah this season, with the teams' fourth and final game of the season scheduled for Thursday night.
The Chicago Bears have been busy bolstering their defense on the first day of free agency, signing linebacker Devin Bush Jr., safety Coby Bryant, and defensive tackle Neville Gallimore, according to reports.
Sacramento outscored the Bulls 68-36 in the paint.
A man was shot and killed on the street in the midday hours Wednesday in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Park rangers cited the four visitors, all from Illinois, for collecting and defacing park resources.
A woman has been charged in a road rage shooting that left someone injured this past weekend on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
A Lake County judge ordered a Fox Lake woman to remain behind bars on Tuesday, following her arrest on charges accusing her of abusing her 11-year-old son for years.
A 75-year-old man was due for a detention hearing Tuesday in a shooting that killed two women, ages 68 and 71, on Chicago's Far South Side this past weekend.
